Software Engineering stream
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Software Engineering |
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| All candidates for the Bachelor of Engineering degree in Software Engineering (including those enrolled in a combined degree) must satisfy the requirements described in the table of core units of study. | |||
| Candidates will also need to choose a number of recommended units of study for Software Engineering, which consist of: | |||
| – all level 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 EIE and SIT units which do not appear in the table of core units; | |||
| – the units of study listed in the table of additional recommended units of study; and | |||
| – such other units of study as may be so designated by the Head of School. | |||
Bachelor of Engineering in Software Engineering |
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| Candidates for the 4-year Bachelor of Engineering in Software Engineering degree are required to complete a total of not less than 192 credit points including at least 168 credit points made up of units from the table of core units and recommended units of study with no more than 18 credit points of recommended elective units from level 1, and 2. The additional 24 credit points may consist, in whole or in part, of free elective units of study approved by the Head of School. | |||
Bachelor of Engineering in Software Engineering in a combined degree course |
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| Candidates in the combined degree course of Bachelor of Engineering in Software Engineering with the Bachelor of Commerce or Bachelor of Laws are required to complete at least 144 credit points made up of units from the table of core units and recommended units of study with no more than 18 credit points of recommended elective units from level 1, and 2. | |||
| Candidates in the combined degree course of Bachelor of Engineering in Software Engineering with the Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts are required to complete at least 156 credit points made up of units from the table of core units and recommended units of study with no more than 18 credit points of recommended elective units from level 1, and 2. | |||
| Candidates in the combined degree course of Bachelor of Engineering in Software Engineering with the Bachelor of Medical Science are required to complete at least 156 credit points made up of units from the table of core units and recommended units of studywith no more than 18 credit points of recommended elective units from level 1, and 2, but may choose to replace up to 12 credit points of recommended units with CHEM1101 Chemistry 1A and BIOL1001 Concepts in Biology. | |||
| Candidates in all combined degree courses shall also satisfy such other requirements for the combined course as are prescribed in the joint resolutions of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies and the second faculty concerned. | |||
Software Engineering core units of study |
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First year |
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| ELEC1601 Foundations of Computer Systems |
6 | A HSC Mathematics extension 1 or 2 |
Semester 2 |
| ENGG1805 Professional Engineering and IT |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| MATH1001 Differential Calculus |
3 | A HSC Mathematics Extension 1 N MATH1011, MATH1901, MATH1906, MATH1111 |
Semester 1 Summer Main |
| MATH1002 Linear Algebra |
3 | A HSC Mathematics Extension 1 N MATH1902, MATH1012, MATH1014 |
Semester 1 Summer Main |
| MATH1003 Integral Calculus and Modelling |
3 | A HSC Mathematics Extension 2 or MATH1001 or MATH1011 N MATH1013, MATH1903, MATH1907 |
Semester 2 Summer Main |
| MATH1005 Statistics |
3 | A HSC Mathematics N MATH1015, MATH1905, STAT1021, STAT1022, ECMT1010 |
Semester 2 Summer Main |
| INFO1103 Introduction to Programming |
6 | A HSC Mathematics N SOFT (1001 or 1901) or COMP (1001 or 1901) or DECO2011 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| INFO1105 Data Structures |
6 | A Programming, as for INFO1103 N INFO1905 or SOFT (1002 or 1902) or COMP (1002 or 1902 or 2160 or 2860 or 2111 or 2811 or 2002 or 2902) |
Semester 2 |
Second year |
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| INFO2110 Systems Analysis and Modelling |
6 | A Experience with a data model as in INFO1003 or INFO1103 or INFS1000 N INFO2810, INFO2000, INFO2900 |
Semester 2 |
| INFO2120 Database Systems 1 |
6 | A Some exposure to programming and some familiarity with data model concepts such as taught in INFO1103 or INFO1003 or INFS1000 or INFO1903 N INFO2820, INFO2005, INFO2905 |
Semester 1 |
| INFO2315 Introduction to IT Security |
6 | A Computer literacy N NETS3305, NETS3605, NETS3016, NETS3916, ELEC5610, ELEC5616 |
Semester 2 |
| MATH2069 Discrete Mathematics and Graph Theory |
6 | P 6 credit points of Junior level Mathematics N MATH2011, MATH2009, MATH2969 |
Semester 1 |
| COMP2007 Algorithms and Complexity |
6 | A INFO1105, MATH1004 or MATH1904 N COMP2907, COMP3309, COMP3609, COMP3111, COMP3811 |
Semester 2 |
| COMP2129 Operating Systems and Machine Principles |
6 | A Programming, as from INFO1103 N SOFT2130, SOFT2830, SOFT2004, SOFT2904, COMP2004, COMP2904 |
Semester 1 |
Third year |
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| COMP3615 Software Development Project |
6 | P INFO3402 N INFO3600, SOFT3300, SOFT3600, SOFT3200, SOFT3700 |
Semester 2 |
| ELEC3609 Internet Software Platforms |
6 | P INFO1103, INFO2110, INFO2120 N EBUS4001 |
Semester 2 |
| INFO3220 Object Oriented Design |
6 | A INFO2110, INFO1105 N SOFT3301, SOFT3601, SOFT3101, SOFT3801, COMP3008, COMP3908 |
Semester 1 |
| INFO3315 Human-Computer Interaction |
6 | A INFO2110 N MULT3307, MULT3607, MULT3018, MULT3918, SOFT3102, SOFT3802, COMP3102, COMP3802 |
Semester 2 |
| INFO3402 Management of IT Projects and Systems |
6 | A INFO2000, INFO2110, INFO2810, INFO2900 N ISYS3000, ISYS3012, ELEC3606 |
Semester 1 |
Fourth year |
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| COMP5348 Enterprise Scale Software Architecture |
6 | A INFO3220 or COMP5028 or equivalent. |
Semester 1 |
| ELEC4702 Practical Experience |
P 24 credit points of level 3 or 4 units of study. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| ELEC5618 Software Quality Engineering |
6 | N SOFT3302 |
Semester 1 |
| ELEC5619 Object Oriented Application Frameworks |
6 | A Java programming, and some web development experience are essential. Databases strongly recommended |
Semester 2 |
Students must select 12cp from the following block of units. |
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| Students enrol in either Honours Thesis A&B or Engineering Project A&B. For enrolment in Honours an ISWAM of 65% or greater is required. | |||
| ELEC4710 Engineering Project A |
6 | P 36 credit points of units of study from level 3 and above. N ELEC4703, ELEC4705, ELEC4707 Note: Department permission required for enrolmentin the following sessions:Semester 2, |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ELEC4711 Engineering Project B |
6 | A 36 credit points of units of study from level 3 and above P ELEC4710 Engineering Project A N ELEC4703, ELEC4705, ELEC4707 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ELEC4712 Honours Thesis A |
6 | P 36 credit points of units of study from level 3 and above C ELEC4713 N ELEC4703, ELEC4705, ELEC4707 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ELEC4713 Honours Thesis B |
6 | P 36 credit points of units of study from level 3 and above C ELEC4712 N ELEC4707, ELEC4711 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Notes |
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| 1. The Mathematics, Physics and Information Technology units of study may be replaced by equivalent advanced level units of study (if available) subject to prerequisite conditions being met. | |||
| 2. Students in the Honours program must enrol in ELEC4712 & ELEC4713 or the alternate IT Research units INFO4991 & INFO4992, students in the Pass Program must enrol in ELEC4710 & ELEC4711. | |||
Additional Software Engineering recommended units of study |
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| ACCT1003 Financial Accounting Concepts |
6 | N ACCT1001, ACCT1002 Terminating unit. |
Semester 1 |
| ACCT1004 Management Accounting Concepts |
6 | N ACCT1001, ACCT1002 Terminating unit. |
Semester 2 |
| MKTG1001 Marketing Principles |
6 | N MKTG2001 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| MATH2061 Linear Mathematics and Vector Calculus |
6 | P MATH(1011 or 1001 or 1901 or 1906) and MATH(1014 or 1002 or 1902) and MATH(1003 or 1903 or 1907) N MATH2001, MATH2901, MATH2002, MATH2902, MATH2961, MATH2067 |
Semester 1 Summer Main |
| PHYS1001 Physics 1 (Regular) |
6 | A HSC Physics C Recommended concurrent Units of Study: MATH (1001/1901, 1002/1902) N PHYS1002, PHYS1901, EDUH1017 |
Semester 1 |
| PHYS1003 Physics 1 (Technological) |
6 | A HSC Physics or PHYS (1001 or 1002 or 1901) or equivalent. C Recommended concurrent Units of Study: MATH (1003/1903), MATH (1005/1905). N PHYS1004, PHYS1902 It is recommended that PHYS (1001 or 1002 or 1901) be completed before this unit |
Semester 2 |
| PHYS2213 Physics 2EE |
6 | A MATH (1001/1901 and 1002/1902 and 1003/1903). MATH (1005/1905) would also be useful P PHYS (1001 or 1901) and PHYS (1003 or 1902) N PHYS2203, PHYS2001, PHYS2901, PHYS2011, PHYS2911, PHYS2002, PHYS2902, PHYS2012, PHYS2912 |
Semester 2 |